{{Short description|Irish folk singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Brian Dunphy | image = Brian Dunphy, 2011.jpg | caption = Dunphy performing in 2011 | background = solo_singer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|06|17}} | birth_place = Dublin, Ireland | genre = Irish folk music | occupation = Singer | instrument = Bodhrán, guitar | years_active = 1990s–present | associated_acts= * The High Kings * Three Irish Tenors * Riverdance * Druid | label = }} '''Brian Dunphy''' (born 17 June 1974, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish folk singer and son of the showband singer Sean Dunphy,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.sundayworld.com/news/high-kings-singer-brian-dunphy-to-record-album-of-songs-with-his-later-father-in-memory-of-showband-legend-40139856.html | website = sundayworld.com | title = High Kings singer Brian Dunphy to record album of songs with his late father in memory of showband legend | date = 28 February 2021 | accessdate = 11 October 2021 }}</ref> who represented Ireland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1967. As a performer and member of the Irish folk band The High Kings, Brian Dunphy has toured the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom. He got his start as the lead singer in ''Riverdance: The Show'', which ran on Broadway in New York City. He also joined the Three Irish Tenors, who toured throughout the United States, and was also part of the band Druid. He released a solo album entitled ''Timeless'' in 2005. Dunphy later became a member of the four-person Irish folk band The High Kings (2008–present), along with Finbarr Clancy, Darren Holden and Martin Furey.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.farmersjournal.ie/the-high-kings-at-home-and-away-603479 | website = farmersjournal.ie | title = The High Kings at home and away | date = 24 February 2021 | accessdate = 11 October 2021 }}</ref> The High Kings have released six albums and toured in the United States, Europe and Australia. Dunphy typically plays the bodhrán and the guitar in the group.{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
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